Paul Wong (artist)
Paul M Wong | |
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| Born | November 20, 1954 Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | Video artist, Multimedia artist |
Paul Wong (born November 20, 1954) is a Canadian artist and curator.[1]
Collections
[edit]Wong's works are in public collections including the National Gallery of Canada,[2] the Museum of Modern Art, New York,[3] the Canada Council Art Bank (Ottawa) and the Vancouver Art Gallery.[4]
Awards
[edit]In 2005, Wong was a recipient of a Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts.[5] Wong was the Canadian Spotlight Artist and also awarded Best Canadian Film or Video at the 2008 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival.
In 2016 Wong was the recipient of the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts.[6][7][8][9]
In 2023 he received the Outstanding Artist Award from the Federation of Gay Games, and was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Emily Car University of Art + Design.[10]
In 2024 he was the recipient of the Reel Asian Fire Horse Award.[11]
Other media
[edit]Wong plays the "Wiry Man" in Season 3, Episode 19 of The X-Files, Hell Money (originally aired 29 March 1996).
References
[edit]- ^ Invaluable, LLC. (n.d.). "Paul C. Wong". Invaluable. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Collections: Paul Wong". National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "The Collection: Paul Wong". MoMA. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Exhibition of Paul Wong's work presents compelling views on sex, life and death" (PDF). Vancouver Art Gallery. 2 July 2002. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Paul Wong – Bio". Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Paul Wong wins Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts". The Georgia Straight. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "B.C. artist Paul Wong awarded 2016 Audain Prize". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ Griffin, Kevin. "B.C. artist Paul Wong awarded 2016 Audain Prize". The Province. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ Sandals, Leah. "Prestigious Awards Shine Light on Vancouver Artists". Canadian Art. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ Canada, 520 1st Ave E. Vancouver BC V5T 0H2 (20 April 2023). "Announcing ECU's 2023 Honorary Degree and Emily Award Recipients". www.ecuad.ca. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Unveiling the 2024 Fire Horse Award Recipient, Paul Wong". Reel Asian. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
External links
[edit]| International | |
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| Artists | |
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Canadian multimedia artists
- Canadian video artists
- Artists from British Columbia
- Canadian people of Chinese descent
- People from Prince Rupert, British Columbia
- Canadian queer artists
- Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts winners
- Canadian LGBTQ artists
- 20th-century Canadian artists
- 20th-century Canadian LGBTQ people
- 21st-century Canadian artists
- 21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people